| Author | Message | ||
| Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Advanced Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 3111 Registered: 4-2002 |
WHATS UP GREEN?? YEA, SHOO, LIKE SHOO AWAY........BWS88TR | ||
| Michael Xu (Chooxu)
New member Username: Chooxu Post Number: 20 Registered: 9-2003 |
You're correct. | ||
| DL (Darth550)
Member Username: Darth550 Post Number: 390 Registered: 7-2003 |
Oh, and BTW, your last name is pronounced "SHOO" right??? DL | ||
| DL (Darth550)
Member Username: Darth550 Post Number: 389 Registered: 7-2003 |
That last one was a dead giveaway!! DL | ||
| Michael Xu (Chooxu)
New member Username: Chooxu Post Number: 8 Registered: 9-2003 |
How's Maranello tied into Ferrari? | ||
| GThomas (Ferrariartist)
Junior Member Username: Ferrariartist Post Number: 222 Registered: 2-2003 |
i remember reading that when they first agreed to meet it had to be in a town halfway between Maranello (Ferrari) and Turin (Pininfarina). (I forget which town... cant check the library - at work) Neither wanted the other to have the "home turf" advantage.... Both were very proud and headstrong people. both worked hard for what they built so they perhaps they had every right to be.... i believe it was the book "Ferrari Design of a Legend" - a wonderful book that has a good balance between informative text and wonderful photography and print quality - a rare find these days...) GT | ||
| Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Moderator Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 2620 Registered: 8-2002 |
Battista Farina was the youngest of 11 children and was, therefore, nicknamed "Pinin." Up until 1961, his coachbuilding firm was "S.A. Carrozzeria Pinin Farina." However, in that year he changed the family name to "Pininfarina" and the name of the carrozzeria followed suit. | ||
| Boudewijn Berkhoff (Boudewijn)
Junior Member Username: Boudewijn Post Number: 204 Registered: 5-2003 |
Pic of father and son Farina with Enzo and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.  | ||
| Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Advanced Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 3053 Registered: 4-2002 |
MR GREEN??????????????????????????????????? | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1640 Registered: 8-2001 |
Actually, it was Battista Pinin Farina, Sergio's father. The name was changed to Pininfarina. | ||
| Eric Vartanian (Evartanian)
Member Username: Evartanian Post Number: 268 Registered: 3-2002 |
Battista "Pinin" Farina was the super daddy I believe, right? Sergio is his son and the family name was changed to Pininfarina to honor him (Pinin that is). | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Intermediate Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 1439 Registered: 10-2001 |
its not Pinin and Farina . Sergio Farina was nicknamed Pinin ( Small in a kindly way in italian ) , that he changed his name to Pininfarina . | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Intermediate Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 1131 Registered: 4-2002 |
Sergio Pinin and ?? Farina made a special pack with Enzo a very long time ago (late 1950s). Ferrari would be thier "special" customer and Ferrari would provide them "special" considerations! The emblem/advertizing is part of that consideration. This is nothin new in Italian automaking. Bertone got its name on various Fiats; Giugaro (sp) got his name on several Fiats and Alfas. Even VW puts a designers name on the Ghia Coupe. | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Intermediate Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 1436 Registered: 10-2001 |
But they also have done jobs for Alfa, Cadillac , Peugeot etc.... | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Intermediate Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 1435 Registered: 10-2001 |
Yes its a design studio that has worked with/for Ferrari since the 1950's . | ||
| Michael Xu (Chooxu)
New member Username: Chooxu Post Number: 4 Registered: 9-2003 |
I've always wondered why Pinifarina was written on the sides of Ferraris. Is that the design company for Ferrari? |